Thursday, December 18, 2014

12/18/14 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 17778.15 up 421.28 or 2.43%


 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 2,963 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a   recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization  and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Thursday at 17778.15 up 421.28 or 2.43%  from Wednesday's close of 17356.87. Of the Dow components all 30  gained and 0  declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM up $5.75  and percentage-wise was  Microsoft up 3.89%.     

As of the open of  the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Thursday's trailing P/E   ratio is 15.95  down from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.05  (last year it was 16.60).  Today's P/E estimate is 15.48 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 15.48 (year ago it was 14.98) and today's dividend yield is 2.28 down from  yesterday's dividend yield of 2.54  (last year it was 2.12). The Dow's all-time high was 17958.79 on December 5,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2768.34 up 65.60  from  Wednesday's   numerator of 2702.74.  This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator change for today by the divisor (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $92.28 up $2.19 from Wednesday's  average closing price of $90.09.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $92.30  (PG/DIS) up $1.73 from Tuesday's median closing price of $90.57 (AXP/PG). The lowest volume was   Travelers and the highest volume was MSFT.

If  Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made  $6,560  ($276,834 - $270,274).

12/18/14 Thurs. 4:08 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova say  the U.S. stock market surged on Thursday, with the main indexes recording their best one-day gains in years, as investors continued to cheer the Federal Reserve's accomodative approach to monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 421 points, or 2.4%, to 17,778.15, a day after the Federal Reserve said it "can be patient" about the timing of its first rate hike, signaling increases will be slow and steady. It was the first time in more than six years that the Dow recorded two consecutive days of gains exceeding 200 points. The S&P 500 SPX, +2.40% jumped 48.34 points, or 2.4%, to 2,061.23, it's biggest one-day gain in nearly two years. Technology and healthcare sectors led the gains, while all ten main sectors ended the session with solid gains. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.24% ended the day with a gain of 104 points, or 2.2%, at 4,748.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
T▲ NYSE
AXP▲ NYSE
BA▲ NYSE
CAT▲ NYSE
CVX▲ NYSE
CSCO▲ NASDAQ-GS
KO▲ NYSE
DIS▲ NYSE
DD▲ NYSE
XOM▲ NYSE
GE▲ NYSE
GS▲ NYSE
HD▲ NYSE
INTC▲ NASDAQ-GS
IBM▲ NYSE
JPM▲ NYSE
JNJ▲ NYSE
MCD▲ NYSE
MRK▲ NYSE
MSFT▲ NASDAQ-GS
NKE▲ NYSE
PFE▲ NYSE
PG▲ NYSE
MMM▲ NYSE
TRV▲ NYSE
UTX▲ NYSE
UNH▲ NYSE
VZ▲ DualListed
V▲ NYSE
WMT▲ NYSE
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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of  Thursday's  Wall Street Journal, Financial Times,  Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today,   Atlanta Journal & Constitution  & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Tuesday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Wednesday at 17356.87 up 288 or 1.69%  from Tuesday's close of 17068.87. For the year the Dow is up 4.7%. Of the Dow components all 30  gained and 0 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Visa up $5.67 and percentage-wise was  UnitedHealthcare up 3.43%.

WSJ pC4 "Fed powers stocks to year's best gains" by Corrie Driebusch says US stocks rallied to their best gains of the year as the Red reaffirmed a go slow approach toward any increase in interest rates next year.

NYT pB9 "Dovish fed comments send markets soaring" by AP says the stock market had its best day in more than a year after the Fed Reserve said it would remain patient in its approach to raising interest rates.

FT p21 Wall street" by Richard Blackden, Robin Wigglesworth says the rally in energy producers supported a rise in the stock market.


IBD pB3 "Stocks rebound sharply after Fed vows patience" by David Saito-Chung says stocks rebounded furiously Wed due to the Fed's patience regarding interest as the action was a sharp rebound in higher vol and the current outlook is market is in correction.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2702.74 up 44.85  from  Tuesday's   numerator of 2657.89.  This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator change for today by the divisor (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $90.09 up $1.49 from Tuesday's  average closing price of $88.60.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $90.57  (AXP/PG) up $2.09 from Tuesday's median closing price of $88.48 (AXP/MCD). The lowest volume was   Travelers and the highest volume was GE.

If  Wednesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made  $4,485  ($270,274 - $265,789).

12/17/14 Wed. 5:15 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova & Barbara Kollmeyer say the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average scored their best one-day gains of 2014 Wednesday, shrugging off falling-oil worries and global deflationary concerns, after the Federal Reserve conveyed a more dovish posture at the conclusion of its two-day meeting. Stocks were already solidly higher ahead of the meeting, as currency and commodity markets calmed following two sessions fo wild swings. However, indexes soared after the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement modified its “considerable time” language saying it “can be patient” about the timing of the first rate hike. The S&P 500 SPX, +2.04%   closed 40.15 points, or 2%, higher at 2,012.89, gyrating back and forth while the Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen was speaking during a press conference to discuss the Fed’s views. The energy sector jumped by 4.2%, as oil prices reversed earlier losses. All 10 main sectors closed with solid gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.69% had jumped 300 points, shortly after the statement, though pared back during Yellen’s comments only to close near session highs. The blue-chip index gained 288 points, or 1.7%, to 17,356.87.Chevron Corp. CVX, +4.25%   and Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, +3.02%  were among the top gainers, rising 4.3% and 3% respectively. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.12%  also rose sharply, led by big gains in the technology names. Apple Inc. AAPL, +2.50%   gained 2.5%.During the press conference, Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen sounded upbeat on the economy but noted that there was room for improvement. She stated that inflation is running below the Fed’s 2% target inflation rate but expects to see normalization. She also suggested that the recent slump in oil may be fleeting, referring to crude oil price moves as possibly “transitory.” The Federal Reserve included language in its policy statement that indicated that central bank is prepared to hike interest rates as early as the middle of next year, but will be “patient” as it forges a path toward monetary tightening. The Fed modified the “considerable time” language in its statement and replaced it with new language that the U.S. central bank “can be patient in beginning” to tighten monetary policy.Jeffrey MacDonald, senior portfolio manager at Fiduciary Trust, said the markets were focused on ‘considerable time’ language and the Fed was able stay on message without retaining the phrase.“The replacement language conveys the same message - that the Fed is data dependent and will continue to monitor the U.S. economy,” MacDonald said.

Thursday's Dow News followed by Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  WSJ pA15 "U.S. firms examine new ties" by Jack Nicas, Ryan Knutson, John W. Miller says AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar are among those firms that would do business in Cuba if they could.

FT p20 "US bluce-chip companies rush into Eurobonds" by Andrew Bolger says AT&T, Coke, Verizon are among the investment grade US firms that have issued euro-dominated bonds this year.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:   WSJ pA15 "U.S. firms examine new ties" by Jack Nicas, Ryan Knutson, John W. Miller says AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar are among those firms that would do business in Cuba if they could.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:   WSJ pB1 "GE, Google play the tax audit lottery" by Theo Francis says Exxon, Pfizer, GE are other reporting firms must disclose in their SEC filing "uncertain tax positions" which may cause an IRS audit.

GE:  WSJ pB1 "GE, Google play the tax audit lottery" by Theo Francis says Exxon, Pfizer, GE are other reporting firms must disclose in their SEC filing "uncertain tax positions" which may cause an IRS audit.

FT p12 "General Electric: being boring" says GE being an industrial giant will not grow much faster than world GDP and that is slow and boring.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC1 "Banks find niche in puzzling out activist attacks" by David Benoit, Liz Hoffman says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other investment banks advice companies how to defend against activist attacks.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  FT p13 "IBM lifts stakes in race to rule cloud" by Richard waters says IBM will all another 9 locations to its internat'l network of data centers.

JPMorgan:   WSJ pC1 "Banks find niche in puzzling out activist attacks" by David Benoit, Liz Hoffman says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other investment banks advice companies how to defend against activist attacks.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  WSJ pC1 "Nike goes mountain climbing" by Spencer Jakab says Nike reports today and is expected to beat earnings expectations as it has done 28 out of the last 30 quarters.

IBD pA6 "Under armour flexes its muscles against bigger rivals" by Marilyn Alva says Under Armour took the No. spot as the up and coming running brand that make athletes are starting to wear ahead of Nike and Hoka which are tied for No. 2.

Pfizer:   WSJ pB1 "GE, Google play the tax audit lottery" by Theo Francis says Exxon, Pfizer, GE are other reporting firms must disclose in their SEC filing "uncertain tax positions" which may cause an IRS audit.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealthcare:  No mentions found.

Verizon:   WSJ pA15 "U.S. firms examine new ties" by Jack Nicas, Ryan Knutson, John W. Miller says AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar are among those firms that would do business in Cuba if they could.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
T▲ NYSE
AXP▲ NYSE
BA▲ NYSE
CAT▲ NYSE
CVX▲ NYSE
CSCO▲ NASDAQ-GS
KO▲ NYSE
DIS▲ NYSE
DD▲ NYSE
XOM▲ NYSE
GE▲ NYSE
GS▲ NYSE
HD▲ NYSE
INTC▲ NASDAQ-GS
IBM▲ NYSE
JPM▲ NYSE
JNJ▲ NYSE
MCD▲ NYSE
MRK▲ NYSE
MSFT▲ NASDAQ-GS
NKE▲ NYSE
PFE▲ NYSE
PG▲ NYSE
MMM▲ NYSE
TRV▲ NYSE
UTX▲ NYSE
UNH▲ NYSE
VZ▲ DualListed
V▲ NYSE
WMT▲ NYSE
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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)

American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)

Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill)

Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)

Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)

Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)

Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)

Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)

DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)

ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)

GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)

Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)

Home Depot HD Craig Menear (Atlanta, GA)

Intel INTC Brian Krzanich (Santa Clara, CA)

IBM Virginia M. Rometty (Armonk, NY)

JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)

Johnson & Johnson JNJ Alex Gorsky (New Brunswick, NJ)

McDonald's MCD Donald Thompson (Oak Brook, Ill)

Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)

Microsoft MSFT Satya Nadella (Redmond, WA)

Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)

Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)

Procter & Gamble PG A. G. Lafley (Cincinnati, OH)

3M MMM Inge Thulin (St. Paul, MN)

Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)

UnitedHealthUNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)

United Technologies UTX Greg Hayes (Hartford, CT)

Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)

Visa V Charles W. Scharf (Foster City, CA)

Wal-Mart WMT Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)
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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of close of business 11/6/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $407.66
2. Microsoft MSFT 401.43
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 305.13
4. GE 264.63
5. Wal-Mart WMT 250.74
6. Procter & Gamble PG 240.22   
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 229.94
8. Chevron CVX 225.08
9.  Verizon VZ 208.65
10.  Pfizer PFE 190.48 
11. Coke KO 185.23
12.  AT&T T 180.02  
13. Merck MRK 170.94
14. Intel INTC 163.52
15.  IBM 159.79
16. Disney DIS 157.92
17. Visa V 157.12
18.  Home Depot HD 130.94 
19. Cisco CSCO 128.81
20. 3M MMM 100  
21.  United Technologies UTX 98.99  
22. American Express AXP 95.33
23. UnitedHealth UNH 94.48  
24. McDonald's MCD 92.95   
25. Boeing BA 88.82 
26. Goldman Sachs GS 86.48
27. Nike NKE 81.50
28. DuPont DD 63.53
29. Caterpillar CAT 61.71
30. Travelers TRV 33.77
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of close of business 11/6/14:
Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

AT&T T:
10/24/14 8K re: completion of sale of Ct. wireline operations to Frontier Comm
3 8Ks (10/22; 10/22 & 9/30/14) re: 3Qtr result
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K & 7/23/14 8K  re: qtr ended 6/30

American Express AXP:
10/28/14 10Q  & 10/15/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 9/30/14
9/30/14 8K re: appointment of Neal Sample as Pres., Enterprise Growth
9/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months end 8/31/14
8/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months end 7/31/14

Boeing BA:
10/31/14 8K re: issuance of senior notes
10/22/14 10Q & 10/22/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: credit agreements

Caterpillar CAT:
10/31/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sales to retail and OEM
10/14/14 8K re: retirement of Group Presidents Stuart Levenick & Steven Wunning
9/30/14 8K re: price changes
9/19/14 8K re: info re: retail sales of OEMs
9/16/14 8K re: credit agreement with Citibank up to $3.15 bil
8/20/14 8K re: rolling 3 month retail sales stats
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14

Chevron CVX:
10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
8/14/14 8K re: voluntary dismissal of shareholder derivative lawsuit
8/6/14 10Q & 8/1/14 8K & 7/10/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14

Cisco CSCO:
9/30/14 2 Proxy filings re: Annual Shareholde Meeting to be held 11/20/14 at 9am at Cisco Building, San Jose, CA
9/12/14 8K re: departure of director Marc Benioff & reduction of board to 10
9/9/14 10K & 8/13/14 8K re: results for year ended 7/26/14
8/14/14 8K re: restructuring plan & lay-offs of 6,000 or 8% of global workforce

Coke KO:
10/29/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/26/14
10/1/14 8K re: Guidelines for '14 Equity Plan
9/22/14 & 9/19/14 8Ks re: close of public offering of long term notes
8/20/14 8K re: purchase of 16.7% state in Monster

Disney DIS:
11/6/14 8K re: 4Qtr & FY ended 9/27/14
10/3/14 8K re: CEO Robert Iger's amended employment contract
8/5/14 10Q for quarter ended 6/28/14
8/5/14 & 8/5 8K re: 10Q for 3Qtr ended 6/28/14 

DuPont DD:
10/28/14 CEO letter to shareholders
10/28/14 & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/5/14 8K re: election of Ulf M.  Mark Scheider

ExxonMobil XOM:
11/5/14 10Q & 10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/6/14 10Q & 7/31/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
8/6/14 8K re: retirement of P.T. Mulva as VP/controller to be replaced by D.S. Rosenthal

GE:
11/4/14 10Q & 10/17/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Goldman Sachs GS:
11/5/14 10Q & 10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/23/14 8K re: legal opinion re: debt issuance
8/25/14 8K re: settlement with FHFA re: sale of residential mortgage backed securities to Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
8/7/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14

Home Depot HD:
11/6/14 8K re: breach of payment data system
10/20/14 8-K/A re: promotion of Craig A. Menear to CEO
10/14/14 8K re: resignation of Marvin R. Ellison, EVP
9/18/14 8K re: update on guidance due to data breach
9/8/14 8K re: breach od payment data systems
8/27/14 10Q & 8/19/14 8K results for quarter ended 8//14
8/21/14 8K re: election of Craig A. Menear as CEO &Pes. and Frank Blake taking on as chairman eff. 11/1/14 & amendment of by-laws to split CEO & Chairman positions

Intel INTC:
10/29/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3rd Qtr ended 9/27/14
9/26/14 8K re: Intel investment in & collaboration with Tsinghua Unigroup

IBM:
11/5/14 8K re: underwriting contract with JPMorgan
10/28/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/20) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: closing of Lenovo's purchase of IBM's x86 server business
10/20/14 8K re: sale of IBM's global comm'l semiconductor tech business to Globalfoundries
7/29/14 10Q & 7/18/14 8K & 7/17/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
7/29/14 8K re: election of CEO of JNJ Alex Gorsky & Peter R. Voser to BoD

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
11/3/14 &  2 8Ks (10/14) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sale of 2.2% notes due '19
10/2/14 8K re: cyberattack
10/2/14 8K re: adjustment of warrant price
9/19/14 8K re: redemption of subord. notes
9/12/14 8K re: cyberattack vs. JPM
9/10/14 8K re: closing of public offering of $3 bil sub. notes due'24
8/4/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K & 7/15/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
10/30/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
10/2/14 8K re: agreement to purchase Alios Biopharma
8/1/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: Qtr ended 6/29/14

McDonald's MCD:
11/3/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/22/14 8K re: raising quarterly div. by 5% to 85 cents payable 12/15 to record holders 12/1
9/9/14 8K re: global sales decreased 3.7% in Aug.
8/27/14 8K re: salary increase of Pres. of Asia, Mid E. & Africa
8/22/14 8K re: election of Make Andres as Pres. - USA replacing Jeff Stratton eff. 10/15
8/11/14 8K re: global sales decreased 2.5% in July
8/4/14 & 7/22/14 & 7/18/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Merck MRK:
10/27/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/15/14 8K re: issuance of notes
10/2/14 8K re: completion of sale of Consumer Care Business to Bayer for 414.2 bil
9/29/14 8K re: 2Q results

Microsoft MSFT:
10/23/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/21/14 & 10/20/14 & 10/20/14 Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Mtg at 12/3/14 at 8 am at Meydenbauer ctr., Bellevue, WA
9/17/14 8K election of Teri List-Stoll & Charles W. Scharf  (CEO of Visa) to Board eff 10/1 & increase of Board to 12 & retirement from Board of Dave Marquadt & Dina Dublon
8/19/14 8K re: dividend increase to 31 cents up 11% payable 12/111 to holders on 11/20

Nike NKE:
10/7/14 10Q & 9/30/14 8K & 9/25/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 8/31/14
9/23/14 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting
Sec. 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 9/18/14 at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Or.

Pfizer PFE:
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
8/7/14 10Q for qtr ended 6/29/14

Procter & Gamble PG:
11/4/14 8K re: closing of sale of floating rate notes due '64
11/3/14 8K re: sale of notes
11/3/14 re: Argentina regulatory problems re: taxes
10/24/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/24) 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: voting results of 10/14 Annual Mtg of Shareholders
10/14/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents payable 11/17 to record holders on 10/24/14
8/29/14 Proxy re: 10/14/14 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 9 a.m. at Duke Energy Convention Ctr. Cincinnati,Oh
8/8/14 10K for yr. ended 6/30/14
8/1/14  2 8Ks re: 4Q results

3M MMM:
10/30/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/12/14 8K re: election of Sandra Barbour to Board
8/8/14 8K re: $2.25 bil 5 yr. revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan
7/31/14 10Q & 7/24/14 re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Travelers TRV:
10/21/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/10/14 2 8Ks re: realignment of 2 of 3 business segments
8/11/14 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: timing of shareholder proposals

United Technologies UTX:
10/24/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/12/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: presentation at Merrill Global Healthcare Conf. London 9/17
9/5/14 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conf. NYC 9/9
8/4/14 & 8/1/14 8K & 7/17 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
10/28/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/11/14 8K re: strong customer  growth
9/4/14 8K/A committee Board assignments for Dir. Shellye L. Archambeau
8/20/14 8K re: results of exchange offer of Verizon/Alltel securities
8/6/14 2 8Ks re: terms of exchange offer re: Alltel

Visa V:
10/29/14 8K re: 4Qtr & full year ended 9/30/14 results
10/22/14 8K re: 1/28/15 Annual Stockholders Mtg & dividend of 48 cents payable 12/2 to record holders on 11/14/14
9/24/14 8K re: new conversion rate of Class B Common
9/11/14 8K re: deposit of $450 mil in litigation escrow account

WalMart WMT:
10/30/14 8K re: Closing of Walmart Seiyu stores in Japan
10/17/14 8K re: issuance of notes
9/29/14 8K re: election to Bd. of Instagram CEO & Founder Kevin Systrom
9/5/14 10Q & 8/14/14 8K re: results for qtr ended 7/31/14

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